Thursday, November 29, 2012

DIY gifts for teachers/hand-made soap with kids

Our class is buying my son's teachers a larger gift, but I wanted to make something special to give them too. My choice fell on handmade soaps. We used the melt and pour method with
glicerine soap. I just bought some glycerine soap at the drugstore and
we cut it up and melted it (over stream), and we poured it into Ikea Plastis ice
trays (they say that the trays are for water only--- but I'm a badass crafter:) ).
It was super easy and lots of fun.

You can buy glycerine blocks to make soap out of at craft shops but glycerine soap is actually cheaper than the craft kind. I tried melting cheaper/harder glycerine soap, but it did not melt.

You can also add stuff like poppy seeds, cinnimon, dried lavender to make soap more interesting. I could not figure out what would smell good with olive.

About Me

I am a mom of two boys who likes to craft and stitch. I realized how great felt is for sewing and crafting a little while back and am now hooked. I am also interested in re-purposing and reusing old clothes and fabrics.
I created this blog so I could have an overview of the things I/we make and so that I can share the outcome of my various projects with friends and family.